dry market
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A market selling clothing, electronics, etc. rather than fresh meat and produce.
noun
A market selling fresh meat, produce and other goods with a dry floor (as opposed to a wet market).
Example Sentences
- "The HDB market of tomorrow will be a combination of stalls in shop units selling both fresh produce and a mini "dry" market for housewives to get her groceries and foodstuff."
- "The supermarket giant has just been given approval by the HDB to operate 24 hours a day. The ground floor will house a supermarket selling fresh and perishable goods, such as fish, meat, vegetables and fruits. Yokoso promises to provide a full range of fresh food supplies - a step towards the development of dry markets in housing estates proposed by the government lately."